It's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to government/private moral duality. As an anarcho-capitalist, I've had to peel back years of this stuff that was

It's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to government/private moral duality. As an anarcho-capitalist, I've had to peel back years of this stuff that was forced into my brain since I was small. Most people hold a similar view as you. i.e. "Why is X wrong when people do it, but not when government/government employee does it". However, we anarcho-capitalists, who examine the basis of government in terms universal moral principles, apply this critique to everything a government does. Your singular question is one of many. And I urge you to explore such questions further, as far as you're comfortable questioning. You'll find that much of what government does is logically inconsistent, even with its own set of defined "morals".